Physics Explains Why Batman Wouldn't Work In Real Life!
A group of British physics students are sucking all the fun out of Batman for the rest of us. Without asking us if we even wanted them to, four students from the University of Leicester have determined using physics that while the crime-fighting caped crusader could possibly fly, if he did, he would smash into the ground and probably die! Of course Batman is back this summer in "The Dark Knight Rises" and apparently, he could glide using his cape as he does in the 2005 film "Batman Begins", but his landing would almost certainly prove fatal. 22-year-old David Marshall, whose working on his Masters in physics, said, "If Batman wanted to survive the flight, he would definitely need a bigger cape." In a paper titled "Trajectory of a falling Batman", the group argued that if he jumped from a 500-foot high building, the 15-foot wingspan of Batman's cape would allow him to glide 1148 feet but he would reach a top speed of 68 miles per hour before hitting the ground at a life-threatening speed of 50 mph. (Reuters)
The Dark Knight Rises opens July 20th
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